FRIENDS BOOK AND BAKE SALE. The Friends’ semi-annual book and bake sale will be on Saturday, April 28, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 29, from noon to 4:00 p.m. in the Town Building Large Hearing Room. Book donations will be accepted during set-up on Wednesday, April 25, and Thursday, April 26, in the Large Hearing Room. Donations of baked goods will be accepted from Friday until the end of the sale on Sunday. There is a preview for Friends of the Wayland Library on Friday, April 27, from 6:00-9:00 p.m. This fundraiser helps the Friends support the library’s museum pass program as well as many other library programs.
Library Closed Monday, May 21. The library will be closed during the day from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, May 21, to allow the full library staff to participate in the process of creating a long-range plan for the next five years. The library will re-open that evening at 6:00 p.m.
EMPLOYMENT WORKSHOPS. On four Saturday mornings this spring we will be holding employment workshops with Senior Employment Specialist Gary Gekow to help people kick-start their job searches. The first workshop will be from 10:30-12:30 on Saturday, April 28, and will be a “Resume Writing Review.” On that date Gary will discuss resume writing in general, via a round table group format. Participants are encouraged to bring their existing resume for confidential one-on-one analysis as time permits. Subsequent workshops held on May 5, 12, and 26 will address cover and thank-you letters, interviewing, and salary and benefits negotiation.
Navigating the Path to Independence. In the next program in our series for adults with disabilities and their families, Gary Kracoff, R.Ph., N.M.D., talk about the art of combining Western medicine and complementary medicine. His program will take a look at nutrition and its role in maintaining balance between the physical and emotional aspects of our well-being. When we are stressed or anxious, we do not eat well, leading to nutrient deficiencies which can contribute to increased stress, anxiety and lowering of the immune system. Gary is a registered pharmacist with a doctorate in Naturopathic medicine. He currently provides in-depth consultations at Johnson Compounding and Wellness Center in Waltham, a leader throughout the area and nation-wide at integrating Western and complementary services. Monday, April 30, at 7:00 p.m.
Barnbabies. On Saturday, April 28, at 3:00 and 3:30 p.m., a traveling petting zoo will be at the library with a piglet, a goat, chicks, bunnies, and many more baby animals. There are two half-hour sessions. Children of all ages are welcome, but registration is required. Space is limited. You may register online through our Event Calendar at waylandlibrary.org or by calling the Children's Room at 508-358-2308.
Making Music with Ellen Hoffman. Ellen Hoffman will be coming to the library in May to offer some of her popular “Making Music” programs. Ellen mixes rhythm and reading, instruments and imagination, and music, and movement for 45 minutes of musical fun! She’ll be at the library on Thursday, May 3, at 10:30 a.m. for ages 2-3 and at 1:00 p.m. for ages 3-5. For more information, contact the Youth Services Department at 508-358-2308.
HELPING TO HEAL THROUGH THE VISUAL ARTS. On Tuesday, May 15, Pamela Allara, Associate Professor emerita at Brandeis will talk about her work with the Paper Prayers program in Johannesburg. Her topic will be “Helping to Heal: Combatting HIV/AIDS Through the Visual Arts in South Africa.” The AIDS pandemic has had a devastating effect on a generation of families throughout South Africa. Many local arts organizations have responded by using the visual arts to spread knowledge and to give voice to both fears and hope. This talk will look at the program’s various efforts since 1997, and the moving prints, murals and embroideries that have resulted. Ms. Allara was a Senior Fulbright Scholar at the Technikon Witwatersrand in Johannesburg from 2000-2001 and continues to write about and to curate exhibitions of contemporary South African art.
SHAKESPEARE WITH HELEN WHALL. Professor Helen Whall returns this spring for our annual Shakespeare Festival on three Tuesdays this spring at 7:30 p.m. This year the theme will be “Following Falstaff,” and the plays to be discussed will include Henry the Fourth (4/24), Part I, Henry the Fourth, Part II (5/8), and The Merry Wives of Windsor (5/22). Though Falstaff is always a rascal and sometimes a rogue in Shakespeare's plays, he has long won the hearts of audiences. For many years, it was rumored that Queen Elizabeth asked that he be "resurrected" and shown in love. Verdi constructed an opera around him and a St. Louis brewing company named a beer for him. This series will trace his fate through three of Shakespeare's' plays–two histories and a comedy which may not show the big man in love but does show him chasing the ladies of Windsor.
UPCOMING BOOK GROUPS. Our Evening Book Group will be discussing Salvation City by Sigrid Nunez on Monday, May 7, at 7 p.m. The next meeting of the Noontime Book Group is at 12 noon on Friday, May 11, and the book to be discussed is City of Thieves by David Benioff. New members are welcome at both book groups.
Chinese Collection. Our entire Chinese collection—books and DVDS—is now all in one spot. You’ll find it through the doorway in the Reference section, back by computer #5 and the study carrels.
EXHIBITS. During April, the Raytheon Room contains paintings by artist Jeremy Harrison that were inspired by his transarctic canoe journey. The foyer contains photographs and paintings by Murray and Trudy Drobnis. .
